6. Select the correct statement about the Nanaghat Inscription of the Satavahanas� (A) It speaks about Shaka-Satavahana conflict (B) It refers to the place of origin of Satavahanas (C) It speaks about the navy of the Satavahanas (D) It refers to one of the mother-queens of the Satavahanas Ans : (B)

9. Horse remains are found at which of the following Harappan sites ? (A) Surkotada, Kalibangan and Dholavira (B) Kalibangan, Manda and Surkotada (C) Surkotada, Dholavira and Manda (D) Surkotada and Kalibangan Ans : (D)

10. Identify the incorrect combination among the following� (A) Harappa and Grenary (B) Mohen-jo-daro and the great bath (C) Dholavira and single citadel (D) Lothal and Dockyard Ans : (C)

11. At which place among these the rows of distinctive fire altars with provision of ritual bathing have been found ? (A) Mohen-jo-daro (B) Harappa (C) Kalibangan (D) Lothal Ans : (C)

12. The main focus of the Rigvedic culture was� (A) The Indo-Gangetic region (B) The Punjab and Delhi region (C) The Indus valley region (D) The region between Swat and Indus Ans : (A)

13. The Rigvedic king did not maintain an administrative machinery because� (A) The king did not wish to have so (B) The Rigvedic economy was not suitable to it (C) The social structure was not in accordance (D) The kingship was not hereditary Ans : (B)

14. Which of the following statements regarding Vedic woman is not correct ? (A) Woman attended assemblies (B) Woman participated in sacrifices (C) Woman was allowed to have Vedic education (D) The family was matriarchal Ans : (D)

15. For what reason the ganasamgha areas have been indicated as �mlechchhadesha� in the post-Vedic period ? (A) Absence of ranking based on varna (B) Rejection of Vedic rituals (C) Killing of cows (D) Speaking alien languages Ans : (B)

16. With what name the Jainism referred to before the coming of Mahavir ? (A) Jina (B) Kevalin (C) Nirgranthas (D) Tirthankaras Ans : (D)

18. Which one of the following ancient cities is not related to the life of Gautam Buddha ? (A) Champa (B) Saketa (C) Pataliputra (D) Kosambi Ans : (C)

19. The term �Rupadarshaka� denotes what ? (A) The supervisor of prostitutes (B) The supervisor of royal harem (C) The supervisor of the quality of coins (D) The supervisor of the folkdancers Ans : (C)

20. Which one of the statements is controversial in the context of the treaty of 303 B.C. between Chandragupta and Seleucus ? (A) Seleucus surrendered his large territories to Chandragupta (B) Chandragupta made a gift of 500 elephants to Seleucus (C) Megasthenes was sent as a Greek envoy to the court of Chandragupta (D) Seleucus gave his daughter in marriage to Chandragupta Ans : (D)

21. In which year of Asoka�s coronation did the Kalinga war take place ? (A) First (B) Fifth (C) Eighth (D) Thirteenth Ans : (C)

30. Which of the statements about the trade regulation in the Mauryan period is not correct ? (A) The state exercised control over the trade process and profits (B) A levy of 1/10th was fixed on merchandise (C) The state kept strict vigil on the sale of merchandise (D) The state employed a few of the artisans directly Ans : (B)

31. Which one among the following statements about the land-system of post-Mauryan period is not true ? (A) The private individuals had absolute right over their land (B) The private individuals had limited right to alienation of land (C) There is no record to transfer of land non-religious purposes (D) The person who brought the land under cultivation was the owner Ans : (B)

34. Which of the following statements about the agrahara land grant is not correct ? (A) The king could offer it to any one (B) It was a village granted taxfree to Brahmanas (C) The king could confiscate it on being displeased by the grantee (D) It underlined the privileges of the Brahmanas Ans : (A)

35. Debasement of the coins and gradual disappearance of goldcoins during the post-Gupta period indicates� (A) Cheapness of commodities, no need of gold-coins (B) Non-availability of gold (C) Decline of money economy (D) Decline of Trade Ans : (D)

36. Which new route was added for foreign trade during Gupta period ? (A) Overseas route to South Africa (B) Overseas route to Alexandria (C) Overland route to China (D) Overland route to North Russia Ans : (C)

54. Which of the following musical instruments is not composite or Indo-Islamic in origin ? (A) Sitar (B) Shehnai (C) Tabla (D) Sarangi Ans : (B)

55. Which among the following wars Muhammad Ghori did not participate himself in India ? (A) Battle of Tarain in 1191 (B) Battle against Kannauj in 1194 (C) Against Chalukyas of Anhilawada in 1197-98 (D) Against Khokharas in 1205 Ans : (C)

61. The dynasty founded by Khizr Khan is known as Sayyid dynasty because� (A) He and his successors adopted the title Sayyid (B) Khizr Khan belonged to the Sayyid tribe of eastern Turkistan (C) Khizr Khan was the descendant of the prophet Muhammad (D) He was a scholar of Islamic theology Ans : (C)

62. Who were called barids ? (A) Craftsmen working in state workshops (B) Bodyguards of the sultan (C) Officer-in-charge of state exchequer (D) The spy reporters Ans : (D)

63. Who among the following officers held highest stature in the central government of the Sultanate ? (A) Qazi-ul-Mulk (B) Naib-i-Mulk (C) Head of the Majlis-i-Khalawat (D) Wazir Ans : (B)

64. Who among the following did not act as a tax farmer ? (A) Village headman (B) Patwari (C) Governor (D) Tributary chief Ans : (D)

74. Which one among the following statements is not correct about the agrarian policy of Sher Shah ? (A) Sher Shah insisted upon measurement of the sown land (B) Sher Shah drew up schedule of rates for state�s share of the different types of crops (C) The amount each peasant had to pay was to be written down on a paper called �patta� (D) The measuring part was allowed to fix fee at their will Ans : (D)

76. Which among the following is the most important source of information about the agrarian conditions during Mughals ? (A) Ain-i-Akbari (B) Akbarnama (C) Muntakhab-ul-Lubab (D) Tarikh-i-Ferishta Ans : (B)

77. What portion of actual produce was fixed as the demand of the state under the �Zabit� system ? (A) One-half (B) One-third (C) One-fourth (D) One-fifth Ans : (B)

78. Which Maratha saint is most importantly known for social reform, national regeneration and the rise of Maratha power ? (A) Eknath (B) Tukaram (C) Samartha Ramdas (D) Vaman Pandit Ans : (C)

79. The chief gain to Shivaji from his raids of Surat in 1664 and 1670 was� (A) Immense increase in his prestige (B) Demoralisation of the Mughal forces (C) Capture of the English factory (D) A lot of booty Ans : (D)

81. How did Portuguese firstly affect Indian trade and industry ? (A) By forcing Gujarat and Calicut to abandon construction of ships or even armed rowing boats (B) By monopolising port-toport trade on the Malabar coast and the trade from Indian to Persian coast (C) In both (A) and (B) ways above (D) By dictating the prices of horses imported by native Indian powers after ousting Arabs Ans : (B)

82. What was the occasion of handing over of Mumbai (Bombay) to Britishers by the Portuguese ? (A) Freedom of Portuguese from the control of Spain (B) Marriage of Charles II with the Portuguese princess Catherine of Braganza (C) Crushing of Spanish Armada by British in 1588 (D) The Treaty of Madrid in 1630 Ans : (B)

83. What made Jahangir to issue a farman in 1613 A.D. to the English to establish a factory at Surat ? (A) Reconciliation between the English and Portuguese (B) A secret offer of naval help to the Mughal emperor to oust the Portuguese (C) A heavy dose of bribe to Nur Jahan (D) The defeat of Portuguese naval squadrons by the English Ans : (D)

84. The Indian port(s) utilized by Dutch for their trade in India was/were� (A) Pulicat (B) Masulipattam (C) Nagapattam (D) All of these Ans : (D)

86. Where was the first Presidency of English East India Company in India ? (A) Chennai (Madras) (B) Masulipattam (C) Surat (D) Hugli Ans : (C)

87. Aurangzeb ordered the arrest of all Englishmen and the seizure of all English factories throughout his dominion, because� (A) The English had refused to pay local duties in Bengal (B) The English had attacked the Mughal ships on the western coast (C) The English were fortifying their trading stations (D) All of the above Ans : (D)

88. The English exported from Bengal� (A) Sugar (B) Saltpetre (C) Silks (D) All of these Ans : (C)

89. The immediate cause of Siraj-uddaula�s campaign against the English in 1757 was� (A) The refusal of the English to pay taxes on their goods (B) The levying of heavy duties by the English on Indian goods entering Kolkata (Calcutta) (C) Additional fortification of Kolkata (Calcutta) without the permission or even the knowledge of the nawab (D) The English taking up the cause of Shaukut Jang, a rival of Siraj-ud-daula Ans : (A)

90. How was the control of company in Bengal legitimized ? (A) The imperial grant of the �diwani� of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa by Shah Alam II (B) The treaty with Mir Zafar after the battle of Plassey in 1757 (C) The treaty with Mir Zafar after the battle of Buxar in 1764 (D) The treaty of February 1765 with Nizam-ud-daula Ans : (D)

91. The first serious blow inflicted by the English on India�s handloom industry was� (A) Duty imposed on the looms (B) Compulsion of weavers to sell their goods on dictated prices (C) Shortage of cotton due to export of raw-cotton (D) Infiltration of cash crops like indigo and opium in the cottongrowing area Ans : (B)

92. Which of the following statements is not applicable to the Mahalwari settlement ? (A) It was a permanant measure introduced as an improvement on the other two measures (B) It was applied to each village and the estate separately (C) The government instead of coming in contract with the cultivator made settlement with the village community as a whole (D) It was introduced in the Gangetic valley, the Punjab and the parts of Central India Ans : (A)

93. Which of the following statements about the new landlords is not correct ? (A) They were town dwelling merchants and moneyed classes with no roots in the village (B) They were free to harass the cultivators (C) They were mere rent collecting absentee businessmen (D) They had converted the peasants to mere cultivators by taking away their traditional rights over their land Ans : (C)

94. Which of the following reasons is not correct with regard to the decline of economy of India during English rule ? (A) Lack of qualification and technical skill in the Indians (B) Failure to get overseas market due to lack sea power (C) Unprotected indigenous industry due to weak guild organizations (D) Lack of the class of industrial enterprizers in India Ans : (A)

96. What among the following factors was not applicable to the conditions of abject poverty in India during the British rule ? (A) Decay of Agricultural production and indigenuous industries (B) Investment of foreign capital in India (C) Insufficient growth of modern industries (D) High taxation Ans : (B)

97. Who among these was not a part of triple alliance on the eve of first Anglo-Mysore war of 1767-69 ? (A) The English (B) Nizam of Hyderabad (C) The Marathas (D) Raja of Travancore Ans : (D)

98. Tipu Sultan was ahead of his contemporaries in many respect because� (A) He understood the threat posed by English to the Indian powers (B) He understood the importance of strong economic base for the military power (C) He understood the importance of modern trade and industry (D) All of the above Ans : (D)

99. Who among the following Maratha chiefs was the last to enter into a subsidiary alliance with the English ? (A) The Peshwas (B) Holkar (C) Bhonsle (D) Scindia Ans : (B)

100. On what condition Wellesly agreed to help Peshwa Bajirao II ? (A) His agreeing to the abolition of the office of the Peshwa after his death (B) An underhand transaction of Rs. 15 lakh (C) His consent to the subsidiary alliance (D) His agreeing to dispossess Scindia from his fief Ans : (C)

101. From whom did the English secure the rights of duty free trade after Bengal ? (A) Nawab of Awadh (B) Raja of Banaras (C) The Nizam of Hyderabad (D) The Jats of Bharatpur Ans : (A)

102. With whom did Raja Ranjit Singh conclude the treaty of Lahore in 1806 which gave him freedom to expand north of Sutlej ? (A) Peshwa Bajirao II (B) Holkar of Indore (C) Scindia of Gwalior (D) East India Company Ans : (D)

103. Who among the following did not become a prey of Dalhousie�s policy of absorption ? (A) Satara (B) Nagpur (C) Scindia (D) Mysore Ans : (D)

104. Why did Mumbai (Bombay) and Chennai (Madras) not join the revolt of 1857 along with northern provinces ? (A) They failed to find necessary leadership due to ryotwari settlement (B) They had remained comparatively free from annexations and confiscations (C) They had more tolerant and enlightened administrators (D) They were at a great distance from Kolkata (Calcutta), the seat of British administration Ans : (D)

105. What was the grieviest cause of discontent among soldiers before the revolt of 1857 ? (A) Question of promotion and pay (B) Non-observance of caste distinctions (C) Frequent campaigns in distant lands (D) Absence of a proper and equitable procedure for discipline and control Ans : (A)

108. Which is called the �magna carta� of western education system in India ? (A) The report of the Committee of Public Instruction, 1823 (B) The Charter Act of 1833 (C) Report of the Hunter Commission, 1862 (D) Despatch of Sir Charles Wood, Secretary of State, 1854 Ans : (D)

109. Which of the following organizations did Raja Ram Mohan Roy conceive of ahead of his times ? (A) World Court of Justice (B) Economic Community (C) League of Nations (D) Common Market Ans : (C)

113. On what ground the second split in Congress took place in 1918 ? (A) Lucknow Pact (B) Montague Declaration (C) Election of Mrs. Annie Besant as the President of the Congress in 1917 (D) Both (B) and (C) above Ans : (B)

114. By which Act the Public Service Commission was first established in India ? (A) The Indian Council Act, 1892 (B) The Act of 1909 (C) The Government of India Act, 1919 (D) The Government of India Act, 1935 Ans : (C)

118. What was the provocation behind the damand of separate electorate etc. under fourteen points of Jinnah ? (A) Fear of the majority rule (B) Communal politics of Hindu Mahasabha and Sikh League (C) Disagreement with the proposals contained in the Nehru report (D) The challenge of the British government for drawing up an agreed Constitution of India Ans : (C)

119. What was the reason for the rejection of the Government of India Act, 1935 by the Congress ? (A) The Indians were not consulted (B) It was stalling the establishment of people�s government (C) The provisions made in the name provincial autonomy were violative of democratic rights (D) All of the above Ans : (D)

120. When did Gandhiji go to fast unto death for the first time ? (A) At the time of Communal award (B) At the time of riots in Kolkatta (Calcutta) (C) At the time of riots in Delhi (D) At the time of Jallianwala Bagh tragedy Ans : (D)